Hypertext Webster Gateway: "powerfulness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.
1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any
kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful
man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a
powerful light; a powerful vessel.
The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants,
stones, and their true qualities. --Shak.
2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.
Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;
energetic; intense. -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --
{Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
powerfulness
n : possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of
nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her" [syn:
{power}, {potency}] [ant: {powerlessness}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.